we got a chance to speak to the government of homs, a man respected, even by many opponents of the government. he says he believes the turmoil here is almost over. if the support of terrorism is stopped in the media and on the battlefield, i am convinced, god willing, homs will go back to what it used to be within four months, he told us. the governor says he is trying to reach out to opposition fighters not linked with the islamist groups, even offering amnesty for those who surrender. rebels still control some places, the government estimates about 7,000 are holed up in neighborhoods, especially in the old city. the fighting continues there as fierce as ever, says one opposition activist we managed to reach on skype. there are hundreds of thousands living in tents and hundreds of thousands living under siege, he says, there are tanks and rockets fired on a daily basis, this is what the regime and supporters want. for many months, homs was the center of the uprising against the assad regime. but what remains is a city divided between those who want to forget the civil war and those still ent